Bedspring and cover retaining clip therefor



C. D. KARR March 23, 1937.

BEDSPRING AND COVER RETAINING CLIP THEREFOR Filed June 25, 1954 PatentedMar. 23, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BEDSPRING AND COVER RETAININGCLIP THEREFOR 2 Claims.

It is the prevailing practice to provide spring mattresses withsupporting spring assemblies, commonly called bed springs. The mattressis quite soft, and is intended to yield to conform to the contour of thebody of the user. The supporting spring assembly is provided withstiffer springs and yields to the entire load.

These lower or foundation springs are ordinarily made with rigid framingfor carrying the spring elements. They are not padded, but good practicerequires that they be inclosed in a fabric casing which should bereadily removable in the interests of cleanliness.

The present invention has for its object the provision of a suitablecasing for such a spring assembly, and of convenient means for removablyattaching the casing.

The character of the invention will be readily understood from theaccompanying drawing and description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a bed spring inclosed in the improvedcasing;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, partly in section;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the casing as having a bottom panel;and

Fig. 4 is a side View of the improved clip for securing the casing tothe spring assembly.

The body of the bed spring may be of any desired construction, and asits framing only is of importance in connection with the presentinvention its other features are not shown. The bed spring is, ofcourse, usually oblong rectangular in form, and has a vertical dimensionof six to eight inches. It is provided with a bottom frame usually madeup of angle bars, as shown at Ill. The casing may cover only the top andsides of the assembly, and such construction is shown in Fig. 2, itbeing made up of a panel I I extending over the entire area of the upperface of the assembly, and a skirt l2 attached to the margins of thepanel I l and extending entirely around it. This skirt is of sufiicientdepth to reach to the lower frame Ill, and in accordance with thepresent invention its lower margin is attached to this frame. The skirtis provided along its lower edge with a plurality of eyelets l3.

The bottom frame is usually made of angle bars, as shown, one of theflanges, as I, extending horizontally outward. Whether the bar have alsoa vertical flange is immaterial to the present invention. The skirt I2is secured to the flange or bar I by means of forked and hooked springclips 15.

The clip I5 is made of wire and, being roughly U-shape or hairpin shape,has one of its arms thrust through an eyelet, and straddles thehorizontal flange or bar M. The upper arm, [6, of the clip is prolongedand bent downwardly, as shown at ll, to engage or hook over the innermargin of the element [4, and may, if desired, extend downwardly alongthe inner vertical face of the companion flange, if the bar be of theangle form.

The clip is made of spring steel and its arms are normally closertogether than the thickness of the flange of the angle bar upon whichthey are to fit. The skirt l2 of the casing is of such width that it isdrawn taut in order to bring its eyelets IS in line with the bar. Theclip is of suficient strength to resist the upward strain of atightfitting casing, and its hooked portion ll prevents it from beingdislodged from the frame.

When desirable the bottom of the bed spring may be covered by aremovable panel l8 of the casing, and this panel may be secured by thesame set of clips l5 which hold the upper portion of the casing. Asshown in Fig. 3, the bottom panel l8 of the casing is stretched acrossthe vertical flanges I9 of the angle bar of the framing, its marginsbeing deflected upwardly to meet the lower margin of the skirt l2. Thepanel I8 is provided with a series of eyelets 20 along its margins,corresponding in number, spacing and location with the eyelets l3 of theskirt I2. One arm, preferably the lower arm, of the clip I5 is threadedthrough an eyelet 20, and thus the entire casing is easily applied andremoved and is securely held against accidental displacement.

I claim as my invention- 1. In combination, a bed spring assembly havingan angle bar framing, a fabric casing therefor comprising panel portionsapplied, respectively, to the top and bottom faces of the assembly, anda skirt attached to one of such panels and covering the sides of theassembly, the skirt and detached "panel having registering eyelets, andforked securing clips having their arms set through companion eyeletsand straddling an outstanding flange of the angle bar, one am beingprolonged and inclined to overlap the inner margin of such flange.

2. In combination, a bed spring assembly having a rigid bottom framecomprising a horizontal bar, a fabric casing for the assembly comprisingpanels for covering both faces thereof and a skirt depending from theupper panel, the skirt and lower panel having registering eyelets, andforked securing clips the arms of which pass through mating eyelets andstraddle the bar, one arm being bent to hook over the inner margin ofthe bar.

CHARLES D. KARR.

